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=== Maryland Research Strategies === | === Maryland Research Strategies === | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Maryland<br> | |||
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===Finding Maryland Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:Maryland|Finding Maryland Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
===Finding Maryland Records=== | |||
*[[Maryland Record Finder]] | |||
===Maryland Statewide Databases=== | |||
*[[Maryland Online Genealogy Records|Maryland Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
*[[Maryland | ===Maryland Research Process=== | ||
*[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records|How to | *[[Maryland Record Finder]] | ||
*[[How to Find Maryland Marriage Records|How to | *[[Step-by-Step Maryland Research, 1880-Present]] | ||
*[[How to Find Maryland Death Records|How to | *[[Step-by-Step Maryland Research, 1850-1910]] | ||
*[[Maryland Descendancy Research]] | |||
*[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Maryland Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Maryland Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] | |||
=== Maryland Research Tips === | === Maryland Research Tips === | ||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Maryland:<br> | |||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Maryland. | <br> | ||
'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1919, with full compliance by 1928. | |||
*'''''Local regististration:''''' Some cities recorded birth and death records as early as 1887, although registration was inconsistent. | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Maryland Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Maryland. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | |||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. | |||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Maryland Substitute Records|Maryland Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1919 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Maryland Newspapers]] and [[Maryland Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Maryland Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Maryland Census|Maryland Census Records]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | |||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | |||
*'''Birth information:''' All counties in Maryland began recording births in 1898, although full compliance did not happen until about 1910. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | *'''Birth information:''' All counties in Maryland began recording births in 1898, although full compliance did not happen until about 1910. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | ||
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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
=== Further Maryland Research === | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Maryland.pdf Maryland Family History Library Research Outline] | |||
*[http://www.mdgenweb.org/ MDGenWeb] - Maryland GenWeb Project | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/md/ Cyndi's List] – Maryland genealogy websites | |||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/mary/ Maryland Genealogy Trails] – Collection of transcribed data for the state of Maryland | |||
*[http://www.raogk.org/maryland-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] – State of Maryland Records Guide | |||
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